Dr. Jeffrey Horstmyer, founding chairman of the Department of Neurology at the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, talks about the new Fire Officers Association of Miami-Dade Emergency Medical Services Stroke Network during a press conference at the FIU Modesto Maidique Campus, Thursday, July 26, 2012, in University Park. The network will allow better coordination between fire-rescue departments and hospitals when transporting and treating stroke victims. DANIEL BOCK / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD

Capt. John Curry, with the Coral Gables Fire Department, stands by his mother Elaine Curry, as she recounts having a stroke during a press conference announcing the launch of the Fire Officers Association of Miami-Dade Emergency Medical Services Stroke Network at the Florida International University Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine on the Modesto Maidique Campus, Thursday, July 26, 2012, in University Park. The network will allow better coordination between fire-rescue departments and hospitals when transporting and treating stroke victims. DANIEL BOCK / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD